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A. HAID.

, ELEGTRIG JEWELRY. No. 313,726, Patented Mar. 10, 1885 N. PETERS Pholc-Lflhugmphcr. Wnslunglon. n. c

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ALrnnor AID, OF RAHWAY, NEW JERSEY.

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SPLt-IZCIFIiJATIOIiT farting {alert of LettersQPatent No. 313,726, dated ldl'arch 10, 1885.

To all whom it may cone 7%.-

Be it known that l, Attract) I; AID, a sub ject of the Emperor ofGermany, and a resident of Rahway, in the county of Union andState of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electric Jewelry, of: which the following is at specification, reference being had to the drawings accompanying and forming a part of the same. 10 My invention is an in'iprovement in what is known as electric jewelry that is, jewelry or ornaments to be attached to the garments and, containing'an electrical device-such as an incandescent lamp or an elcctro-magnet- I 5 that is connected with the circuit from a small battery carried about the person.

The special form of ornament to which my; improvements more particularly relate is a pin of the general kindlinown as shawl and scarflpins. These I-construct in the following manner: In asma-ll open metallic frame or cage, the design of which may be very greatly varied, I inclose a miniature incandescent lamp. This forms the ornamental head. 5 To this 1 connect, in thennanneri hereinafter described, two parallel pins insulated from one another, and connected, respectively, to the terminals of the lamp. Inconjunction with this device I use a smallstrip of leather, 3o morocco, heavy cloth, or, the like, containing four perforations in which are fixed metal eyelets. This strip is designed to be worn under the garment to whichthe ornament is attached, and the pins after being passed through the garment, are passed through the eyelets and then back into the garment. The battery is carried in a pocket, and the wires therefrom connect with the eyelets in pairs, so that fixing the pin in its place, as de- 0 scribed, brings the lamp into operation.

The details of construction and the particular features of novelty in which my invention resides will be illustratedhy reference to the accompanying drawings. t

vice. Fig. 2 is a rear view and elevation of the same in combination with the-perforated strip, and showing the method of attachment for use. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the ornamental head. Fi 4 is a face View of the perforated strip.

I I u K Figure 1. 1s a view in perspective of the delar openings.

material that is a good insulator.

licatinn filed July l9, 1884. (N0 model.)

nary street-lamp.

The top and bottom plates, designated, respectively, by the letters ca and b, have circu- A small incandescent lamp, B, is placed in the cage A through the perforation in the top plate, a. This lamp is made with the lower end somewhat smaller than the 6;

main portion, and this part extends through the opening in the plate I). The lamp is thus held in position and protected from injury by the inclosing frame or cage.

0 D are two metal pins, that are held in a 7. position parallel to one another by the two pieces of insulating material, E F, through which they pass. There is a shoulder on each pin, as shown at 0. upon which theinsulatingpiece F abuts. Similar shoulders or ridges, d, are also formed on the pins after the piece Fhas been slipped on, and one of the pins, 0, is flattened, as at 0, just above the shoulder d, so that the pin is prevented from turning in the piece 10. These details of construction may be varied in many ways. It is, for instance, immaterial how the ridges or shoulders 0 (Z are formed or applied, or in what manner the pin 0 is flattened or formed so as to prevent turning. One of the pins, as D, ends in a knob, 0, above the piece 15 of insulating material. The other, C. is extended and bent over and soldered or otherwise secured to the plate f, that forms the rear side of the cage or frame. The conductors r g of the lamp lead 0 from the bottom of the globe, and they are soldered to the pins (J 1) just above the insulating-piece F, in the manner shown. This holds the lamp in the cage or frame.

With the abovedescribed device I use a 5 small piece of leather, cloth, or other like In this I punch four holes in pairs, one above the other. In these I insert brass eyelets m at, around which and under the edges are secured copper ICO Wires. Eyelets m are connected together by one of these wires the others by wire '6, and

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when the device is in use these-wires are connected to the poles of a small battery carried in a pocket or concealed about the person of the wearer.

5 To attach the ornament, the pins are pushed through the scarf, vest, or other article of clothing, under which is secured the leather strip G bya pin, S. The pins are then passed through the upper pair of eyelets, then through IO the under pair, and back into the clothing, which in the drawings is designated by the letter L. The pin S is not essential, and may be dispensed with; nor is it essential that four eyelets be used, as two or more than four The electrical connections may also be changed somewhat; but the construction and arrangement whichI have now described present certain obvious advantages,

and is preferred for this reason; Good con- 20 tact is secured between the wires pt and p ns 0 D by the eyelets in the flexible strip G, the circuit thus completed to the carbon in the lamp as the pins are insulated from one an-.

other.

The exact design of the lamp or the inclosing-cage is, as has been above stated, in a large measure immaterial. It is desirable,

however, and a feature of my invention, that the lamp be combined with the cage in such 0 manner that it may be readily replaced by a new one in case it is used up or broken. This is attained in this case by unsoldering and detaching the wires g, lifting the lamp out through the upper plate a, and inserting a 55 new lamp in the same manner as originally.

Having now described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A jewel or ornament consisting in the combination of two parallel pins insulated 0 from each other, a frame or cage supported by the pins, an incandescent lamp contained within the cage, and circuit-connections from the lamp to the pins, substantially as herein set forth.

5 2. A jewel or ornament consisting in the combination of two 4 parallel pins insulated from each other and held in position by insu' lating cross-pieces, a metal frame or cage to which one of the pins descent lamp inclosed in said frame or cage,

and circuit-connections from the lamp to the M pins, substantially as herein set forth.

is connected, an incan- 3. The combination, with an electric jewel or ornament having two pins that form the terminals of the electrical device, of afiexible' strip of insulating material containing two or more metallic eyelets to which the circuit wires are connected, these parts being constructed for application and use in substantially the manner set forth. 4. The combination of the pins 0 D, one

having a flattened portion, 0, the insulating cross-pieces E F, the metal cage or frame to which pin 0 is connected, an incandescent lamp contained in the frame, and circuit-wires 9, connected to the pins, substantially as shown.

5. The combination of the parallel pins C ble strip provided with eyelet-holes, and eyelets therein that form the terminals of circuitwir'es, all substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand thislfith day of July. 188-1.

ALFRED HAID.

Witnesses:

J. W. FRISBY, RAYMOND F. BARNES.

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